WBFO-FM (Buffalo, NY)

WBFO serves as the NPR affiliate for Buffalo, New York, primarily featuring a public news and talk format. The station operates from its studios located in the Lower Terrace area of downtown Buffalo, sharing the space with WNED-TV and WNED-FM. Previously, WBFO was based at the University at Buffalo’s South campus, also known as the Main Street Campus. It has also secured a lease for a satellite studio in Toronto, Ontario, which is not yet in use. Additionally, WBFO has two permanent satellite stations: WUBJ, broadcasting on FM 88.1 in Jamestown, New York, and WOLN, on FM 91.3 in Olean, New York.

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Theater Talk: SHUCKED has corny charm at Shea's; THE INFORMER is a powerful and generous adaptation at ART of WNY; DECONSTRUCTION puts an evangelical and a free-thinker in a hotel room for 48 hours; LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR opens tonight (great sextet and mad

3 weeks ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about the few remaining chances to see some good theater, including SHUCKED, the musical at Shea's with powerful singing and non-stop corny/dad jokes (most of which we can't repeat on air) jokes told by "Peanuts" as played by Mike Nappi (previously seen in Buffalo in THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARK SUMMERS). Very funny.
Schumer voices concern over possible Social Security cuts

4 weeks ago | wbfo.org | Alex Simone

New York’s senior senator argues the state could face a major financial impact if the Department of Governmental Efficiency proceeds with Social Security cuts as planned. The difference would be massive, New York Senator Chuck Schumer said. According to Schumer's office, there are currently more than 4.3-million New York residents receiving more than $7 billion each month, between total monthly checks and Social Security income.
State Republicans speak out against proposed HEAT Act

4 weeks ago | wbfo.org | Alex Simone

State Republicans and energy representatives are speaking up with concerns about the Home Energy Affordable Transfer Act. There will be devastating ramifications for utility workers if the HEAT Act passes and natural gas gets completely phased out, State Senator Mario Mattera said. “You're just taking their careers away from them, and they're being forced into having new careers," he said.
Cornell Buffalo ILR releases Erie County gender pay gap study

4 weeks ago | wbfo.org | Ryan Zunner

Today is Equal Pay Day, an observance during Women’s History Month that highlights salary discrepancies based on gender and other demographics. Researchers with the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations Co-Lab in Buffalo used the opportunity to present their findings from a focus group study of women in Erie County. Across industry and across education levels, women earn about $2.74 less per hour on average than male counterparts locally.
State senators prioritize prison screenings, roads in budget talks

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Alex Simone

New York is nearing the final days for state budget discussions. State senators see work that needs to be done, but they’re also highlighting key wins from the One-House Budget Resolution. Prison reform is one point of emphasis where more focus is needed, said Republican State Senator Pat Gallivan, whose district includes Wyoming County and parts of Erie, Livingston and Monroe Counties.
'An Arm and a Leg" podcast explores the cost of health care in the U.S.

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Mallory Yu

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Seneca president says Hochul is ready to apologize for Thomas Indian School

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Ryan Zunner

Leadership and citizens of the Seneca Nation traveled to Albany this week for an impact day, where they met with different commissioners, lawmakers, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Among the progress Nation President J.C. Seneca said was made is framework to address New York’s role in the Native residential boarding school system.
THEATER TALK : CYCLONE at Buff State, SHUCKED at Shea's, PIPPIN at OCC, BUCKET LIST with 2nd Gen on Sunday, INFORMER continues at ART, and MATTHEW SHEPHARD tonight at Westminster Presbyterian

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about RIDE THE CYCLONE last week at Buff State with a tip to go to our local universities for high quality affordable theater. The Broadway tour of the corny musical SHUCKED starts at Shea's on Tuesday. Stephen Schwart's (WICKED, GODSPELL) musical PIPPIN opens tonight at O'Connell & Co. (on Bailey Ave.). Second Generation's annual fundraiser called BUCKET LIST will feature an A-list group of performers Sunday night at Shea's Smith.
Choral work performance honors the life of Matthew Shepard

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Jay Moran

On Friday at 7:30 pm, "Considering Matthew Shepard" will be performed at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Shepard, an openly gay 21-year-old college student, died in 1998 after he was beaten and tied to a fence in Wyoming. Garrett Martin, Organist and Director of Music at the church, recalls many of the details. He was 12 at the time. "I remember that feeling, growing up in a conservative Southern Baptist family in a small town in Tennessee.
Metal industry's struggles hearken back to heyday of steel production

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Alex Simone

North America’s steel and aluminum industry has been in the forefront with mounting tariff battles raising major concerns for local businesses in the industry, but also reminding some of a day when steel production was thriving in the area. Tariffs on aluminum and steel imports currently sit at 25 percent, with President Donald Trump saying more could come at the start of April. The trickle-down effect in Western New York has already been significant, Rigidized Metals President Rick Smith said.